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Latin Stems 1-15
Latin Stems 1-15 CTC Johnston
| Stem | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante | before |
| anti | Against |
| bi | Two |
| circum | Around |
| com | Together |
| con | Together |
| de | Down |
| dis | Away |
| equi | Equal |
| extra | Beyond |
| inter | Between |
| intra | Within |
| intro | Into |
| mal | Bad |
| mis | Bad |
| non | Not |
| post | After |
| pre | Before |
| semi | Half |
| sub | Under |
| super | Over |
| syn | Together |
| sym | Together |
| tri | Three |
| un | Not |
| archy | Government |
| ard | Always |
| cide | Kill |
| ician | Specialist |
| itis | Infection |
| aqua | Water |
| audi | Hear |
| bell | War |
| cap | Take |
| cise | Cut |
| bio | Life |
| auto | Self |
| port | Carry |
| scrib | Write |
| logy | science/study of |
| dict | Say |
| cred | Believe |
| cent | One hundred |
| neo | New |
| ad | To |
| cede | Go |
| miss | Send |
| centri | Center |
| biblio | Book |
| anthropo | Man |
| homo | Same |
| spec | Look |
| duct | Lead |
| fer | Carry |
| pend | Hang |
| micro | Small |
| hydro | Water |
| photo | Light |
| pan | All |
| penta | Five |
| tele | Far |
| vid | Look |
| omni | All |
| ex | Out |
| poly | Many |
| re | Again |
| hypo | Under |
| pseudo | False |
| neuro | Nerve |
| tomy | Cut |
| hema | Blood |
| proto | First |
| phon | Sound |
| mono | One |
| viv | Life |
| morph | change/shape |
| vest | Clothes |
| bene | Good |
| pond | Weight |
| corp | Body |
| dorm | Sleep |
| pater | Father |
| nov | New |
| punct | Point |
| ject | Throw |
| tion | act/state |
| loco | Place |
| dox | Opinion |
| amphi | Both |
| magn | Great |
| eu | Good |
| endo | Within |
| phobia | Fear |
| ortho | Straight |
| put | Think |
| ver | True |
| matri | Mother |
| mega | Large |
| pop | People |
| sangui | Blood |
| vita | Life |
| demo | People |
| stereo | Solid |
| ism | Doctrine |
| cogn | Know |
| sur | Over |
| alter | Other |
| astr | Star |
| dyna | Power |
| chron | Time |
| hyper | Over |
| luna | Moon |
| octa | Eight |
| gyro | Turn |
| contra | Against |
| geo | Earth |
| helio | sun |
| thermo | Heat |
| tetra | Four |
| meter | Measure |
| scope | Look |
| son | Sound |
| dec | Ten |
| stell | Star |
| amat | Love |
| germ | Vital or related |
| greg | Group |
| mar | Sea |
| prim | First |
| pyro | Fire |
| clam | Cry out |
| plu | More |
| tang | Touch |
| string | Bind |
| liber | Free |
| junct | Join |
| clud | Close |
| se | Apart |
| trib | Pay |
| dign | Worthy |
| luc | Light |
| rupt | Break |
| grat | Pleasing |
| medi | Middle |
| soph | Wisdom |
| curr | Run |
| tempor | Time |
| migr | Wander |
| trans | Across |
| gamy | Marriage |
| mumer | Number |
| fort | Strong |
| osteo | Bone |
| ornith | Bird |
| polis | City |
| fus | Pour |
| ego | I |
| spir | Breathe |
| dia | Across |
| acr | Sharp |
| acro | High |
| culp | Blame |
| derm | Skin |
| zo | Animal |
| per | Through |
| pac | Peace |
| brev | Short |
| necro | Death |
| urb | City |
| pugn | Fight |
| ecto | Outer |
| plasto | Molded |
| agog | Leader |
| cle | Small |
| il | Not |
| sed | Sit |
| leg | Read |
| anim | Mind |
| tort | Twist |
| nym | Name |
| sanct | Holy |
| meta | Change |
| petr | Rock |
| mir | Wonder |
| man | Hand |
| rect | Right |
| volv | Roll |
| demi | Half |
| retro | Backward |
| sens | Feel |
| fy | Make |
| ocul | Eye |
| cur | Care for |
| ultra | Beyond |
| oid | Appearance |
| gest | Carry |
| apt | Fit |
| tact | Touch |
| voc | Voice |
| rid | Laugh |
| path | Feeling |
| a | Not |
| nomy | Law |
| fid | Faith |
| caco | Bad |
| hetero | Different |
| sci | Know |
| graph | Write |
| lat | Side |
| lith | Rock |
| tract | Pull |
| in | In or out |
| co | Together |
| phile | Love |
| ine | Nature of |
| ar | Relating to |
| hexa | Six |
| fract | Break |
| platy | Flat |
| theo | God |
| fin | End |
| hedron | Sided object |
| ambul | Walk |
| ous | Full of |
| topo | Place |
| ped | Foot or walk |
| mort | Death |
| carn | Flesh |
| psych | Soul |
| ethno | Race or culture |
| gen | Orign |
| nat | Born |
| paleo | Old |
| curs | Run |
| crypt | Hidden |
| cad | Fall |
| capit | Head |
| loqu | Talk |
| sacro | Holy |
| uni | One |
| ness | Quality |
| alt | High |
| ics | Art |
| iso | Equal |
| vert | Turn |
| ate | Cause |
| cor | Heart |
| ess | Female |
| muta | Change |
| fug | Flee |
| -i | plural |
| jus | Law |
| lum | Light |
| ann | Year |
| apo | away or up |
| sen | Old |
| sol | Alone |
| bas | Low |
| rogat | Ask |
| parl | Speak |
| potent | Power |
| surg | Rise |
| log | word or reason |
| gram | Writing |
| cant | Sing |
| reg | Rule |
| pro | Forward |
| gyn | Woman |
| ag | to do |
| act | to do |
| mob | Move |
| sess | Sit |
| fic | Make |
| nounce | Tell |
| andro | Man |
| fil | Thread |
| im | Not |
| exo | Out |
| idio | Peculiar |
| erthro | Red |
| enter | Intestine |
| emia | Blood |
| eco | House |
| dys | Bad |
| an- | Without |
| ab | Away |
| mel | Song |
| aden | Gland |
| aer | Air |
| alb | White |
| ase | Enzyme |
| epi | On |
| hum | Earth |
| -be | Life |
| bon | Good |
| struct | Build |
| chlor | Green |
| cyan | Blue |
| cyt | Cell |
| diplo | Double |
| chrom | Color |
| form | Shape |
| sequ | Follow |
| glyc | Sweet |
| hemo | Blood |
| ultima | Last |
| infra | Beneath |
| leuko | White |
| lys | break down |
| meso | Middle |
| milli | Thousandth |
| mem | Remember |
| gress | Step |
| labor | work |
| myo | Muscle |
| vac | Empty |
| oligo | few or small |
| ose | Sugar |
| osis | Condition |
| tude | state of |
| patho | Disease |
| phag | Eat |
| phor | Carry |
| phyt | Plant |
| phyll | Leaf |
| sta | Stop |
| rhodo | Rose |
| taxis | Arrangement |
| vol | Will |
| frat | Brother |
| trich | Hair |
| troph | Nourishment |
| tox | Poison |
| sect | Cut |
| zygo | Yoke |
| zym | Ferment |
| pleo | More |
| pod | Foot |
| soror | Sister |
| -a | Plural |
| val | Worth |
| para | beside, near |
| dom | Rule |
| erg | Work |
| rhiz | Root |
| sapro | Rotten |
| schizo | Divide |
| hippo | Horse |
| som | Body |
| spor | Speed |
| tropo | Turn |
| gastro | Stomach |
| artho | Joint |
| ventri | Belly |
| dors | Back |
| macro | Large |
| dextro | right or clockwise |
| brachy | Short |
| brachio | Arm |
| branchio | Gills |
| kin | Motion |
| phylo | Kind |
| blasto | Embryo |
| dactylo | Finger |
| phos | Light |
| gon | Angle |
| lite | mineral or fossil |
| vore | Eating |
| holo | Whole |
| haplo | single or simple |
| opia | Sight |
| lent | full of |
| ef | Out |
| ium | an element |
| dicho | in two parts |
| chrom | Color |
| form | Shape |
| sequ | Follow |
| glyc | Sweet |
| hemo | Blood |
| ultima | Last |
| infra | Beneath |
| leuko | White |
| lys | break down |
| meso | Middle |
| milli | Thousandth |
| mem | Remember |
| gress | Step |
| labor | Work |
| myo | Muscle |
| vac | Empty |
| oligo | few or small |
| ose | Sugar |
| osis | Condition |
| tude | state of |
| patho | Disease |
| phag | Eat |
| phor | Carry |
| phyt | Plant |
| phyll | Leaf |
| sta | Stop |
| rhodo | Rose |
| taxis | Arrangement |
| vol | Will |
| frat | Brother |
| trich | Hair |
| troph | Nourishment |
| tox | Poison |
| sect | Cut |
| zygo | Yoke |
| zym | Ferment |
| pleo | More |
| pod | Foot |
| soror | Sister |
| -a | Plural |
| val | Worth |
| para | beside, near |
| dom | Rule |
| erg | Work |
| rhiz | Root |
| sapro | Rotten |
| schizo | Divide |
| hippo | Horse |
| som | Body |
| spor | Speed |
| tropo | Turn |
| gastro | Stomach |
| artho | Joint |
| ventri | Belly |
| dors | Back |
| macro | large |
| dextro | right or clockwise |
| brachy | Short |
| brachio | arm |
| branchio | Gills |
| kin | Motion |
| phylo | Kind |
| blasto | Embryo |
| dactylo | Finger |
| phos | Light |
| gon | Angle |
| lite | mineral or fossil |
| vore | Eating |
| holo | Whole |
| haplo | single or simple |
| opia | Sight |
| lent | full of |
| ef | Out |
| ium | an element |
| dicho | in two parts |